Cattle-stanchion.



No. 657,397. Patented Sept. 4, I900.

S. A. CURTIS.

.GAT/TLE STANGHION.

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES;

SAMUEL AL n narls,

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on EATON, NEW YORK.

CATTLE-STAN 0H IQ N.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,397, dated September 4, 1900.

Application filed May 2,1900. semi No.15,249. (No model.)

vention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in cattle-stanchions, and has for its general object the improvement of their construction and operation.

The special object of the invention is to provide a cattle-stanchion of such a construe-l tion that while the cattle will be securely held against backing out of the stall the head and neck will be free to move within reasonable limits in almost any direction.

With these objects in view my invention consists in the improved construction, ar rangement, and combination of parts of a cati tle-stanchion, as hereinafter fully described and afterward specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawinga Figure 1' is a view in side elevationof a cattle-stanchion constructed in accordance with my invention. the upper pivot-pin of the movable panel, showing said panel in plan view. Fig. 3 is a central vertical sectional view through the movable panel, the picket thereof beingshown in elevation. Fig. 4 is a central vertical sec;

tional View through the lower end of the movable panel, Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of the latchoperating mechanism detached, and; Fig. 6 is a detail view of a modified formof;

the latch mechanism.

Like numerals of reference mark the same parts wherever they occur in the various figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals,- 1; and 2 indicate the stationary upper andlower beams or supports for the stanchion, and 3 the stationary pickets secured in the opposite Fig. 2 is a sectional view through per cross-bar 7, and the latter pivotally connected at its lower end in the lower crossbar 6 and arranged to. slide longitudinally of the 1 upper cross-bar 7 in the end slot 8 in the said cross-bar. The movable panel is looselyswiveled at its lower end in a metallic socket 9, se-

cured by meansof a-bolt or pin 10 to the lower supporting-beamyr? of the stanchion, a ball or head 11 of a bolt 12, which passes through lthe lower cross-beam, projecting into said socket, the bolt being held in position by a nut 13. The head or ball 11 is of much less diameter than the socket 9, so, that the panelis not only permitted to rotateon this head,

but also to move laterally in any direction from side to side of said socket. In the upper cross bar 7 of. this panel is secured a bolt 14 bymeans of nuts 15, which bolt projects above jthe panel and is finished at its upper end in 1 ball form, as at 16, said ball being mounted in a socket formedin the plate 17, secured to p the under side of the upper stanchion support or beam 1.

Near the upper end of the pivoted picket 5 ofthe movable panel is secured fiyhOQk 18,

;which engages over a pin 19, secured translversely in alatchbar 20 and. passing .across ;an end slot 21 in said latch-bar. The bolt 1 1 passes through a slot;22 in the opposite end :of' said latch-bar, by means of which the, latch-bar is permitted to move longitudinally upon the upper cross-bar 7 of the movable 'panel. Upon the upper side of the said upper cross-bar 7 is securedfa triangular tooth or slide way 23, and a transverse pin 24, secu red in the latch-bar 20 and crossing the slot 22,

engages on said tooth or slide way when ;the latch-bar is moved longitudinally, causj:ing the latch-bar to rise when moved in one direction, the transverse bar engaging the vertical face of the tooth or slide and preven ting the opposite movement of the latch-bar.

sequently of the pivoted picket 5, the latchbar must be raised high enough to permit the pin 24 to clear the tooth or slide 23. For this purpose I have provided a pin 25, which is pivotally mounted transversely in the crossbar 7 at a short distance from its end and which carries a'ball formedof radialiarms 26 and a cross-rod 27, the cross-rod being normally located,when the bar 7 and latch 20v are locked together, in'a rabbetor groove 28 in the under side of the end of the latch-bar. 'By, turning the pin 25therod 27 bears under the latch-bar 20 and raises it high enough for thepin 24 to clear thepoint of the tooth 23, which leaves the latch free to be moved longitudi nally. The further turning of the pin 25 causes the rod-27 to pushagainst the inner wall 29 ofthe rabbet or groove 28 and to push the latch-bar, and with it the pivoted'picket" 5, to the left, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, or to the right, as-shown'in Fig. 1, from the'pos'ition; shown in the two former figures to thatshown inthe latter. In this position the opening between'thefixed picket 4 andthe pivoted picket5 of the movablepanelis-wide enough for the passageof'the-headsof the cat tle, or when the latch-bar is moved to'and locked in the positions shown in Figs; 2 and 3 the space betweenthese pickets is only wide enough for theneck and prevents the with drawal of the head. The cattle are prevented from backing out-of thetsta'll when the latch bar and pivoted picket are'in positions'shownin Figs.2 and'3, but, owing to the. pivoting of the'movablepanel and the laterally-mov i'ng'ball-pivot -1l-at' the lower end ofthepanel', are f reeto move their heads either' up" or downbetwe'enthepickets4 and 5, or to twist sidewise-by turning the panel upon' the piv- '1 or head 11 in the socket 9.

ots and to move thehe'ad' laterally within thelimit of thelateral movement of the ball By thismea'ns the objectionable rigidity of the stanchions is obviated and the cattle given almostas' much liberty of movement as though haltered,

When desired, the movable pa'nel may beheld when open, as in'Figtlgagainst' rotation I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is' v j 1. In a cattle-stanchion, the combination with top and bottom supports, of a movable panel-comprising a stationary and a pivoted picket, said panel being pivoted between the support, a movable panel, comprising a sta= tionary and a movable picket, andupper and lower cross-bars, abolt secured in the'upper cross-bar, and provided with a head seated in theuppe'rsocket, and a bolt securedin the tlowericr'oss-bar, and provided with a ball g seatedin the lower socket, the lower socket beingwider than its ball, to permit lateral fmovement of its ball in all directions, sub istantially as described. V I,

3; The combination, in a cattle-stanchion, of? upper andlower supports and stationary picketssecured between said supports, of a stationary pickets, said pivoted panel comia-lpicket' pivoted in the lower cross-bar, and a' latch-bar 'slidingly mounted upon the upper tcross-barand'engagiugithe upper end of the pivote'd pi'cket, saidlatch-bar being provided ,witiraniend' slot'or no'tchadapted'tostraddle a stationarypicket of theistanchion when the pivoted panel-picketis in its open position, andthereby prevent movement of the central panel on its pi vot', substantially as described.

on itspivots bya'stillfurthe'r movement ofthe latch-bar 20 to the right, as shown in Fig:

1, in which positionthe-rigid picket 3 is engaged in the slot 21 of the latch-bar. This position is desirable when the cattle areabout' 27 being dispensed with.

4; The combination in a cattle-stanchion,

pivotally'mountedbetween said supports; and

uppercross-barbeing provided with alongitudinal slot, a stationary picket secured in mounted atits upper end in thelongitudinal slot in'the upper cross-bar, a longitudinallyslottedlatch-bar slidably mounted'upo'n the upper cross-bar' and engaging the pivoted panel pivoted in said supports between the prisinga lower'and anupper cross-'bar,a sta- 'tionary picket secured in said cross bars, and

comprising upper and lower cross-bars, the,

saidcross-bar's, and a picket pivoted in the lower cross-bar, said" picketlbeing: s'lidably' of'upper and lowersupport-s, acentral panel IIO The pin 20 is pro vided on each end with heads 31' to facilitate turning it. 7

t The simplicity of constructionand'the ad yantages attending the operation-of the invention will be obvious to those skilled in the picket, a triangular tooth projecting above the upper cross-bar to engage-inthe'longitud-inal slot in the'latch-bar, a horizontal crosspininthe latch-bar adapted to'ride over said tooth, and means for movingthe latch-bar vertically and longitudinally, substantially art, and wnue 1 have speclncallydescribed the different parts of my invention I desire a it to be understood that slight changes might be made in the constructionand arrangement without departing from the spirit and scope; of the invention.

2 Having thus describedmyinvention', what as' described;

Inftfestimony'whereof I hereunto affix my gsig-nature in presence'of two witnesses.-

; SAMUEL ALLEN CURTIS.

Witnesses: L. C. THOMPSON,

G. W. RICH 

